Front view of the church....you may have noticed that the bell tower looks a little stubby..... that's because the steeple has been removed due to the fact it was unsafe. Steeple seem to be an issue with old churches. St. Joseph is going to be renovating their one steeple and Sweetest Heart of Mary is having a fundraising drive to come up with 2 million dollars to restore their 2 steeples. St. Josaphat's fixed their tallest steeple a few years ago. There must be some billionaires that could donate a million or two to these beautiful old buildings.
The beautiful oak doors were restored by church members.......there had been metal scroll work but this decoration was stolen by scrappers.....they will go to hell when they try to answer for their behavior at the pearly gates.
This is the old St. Albertus school. We were talking to a gentleman who said that they are in the process of selling it to developers. It would be torn down of course but the church can sure use that money for restoration.
Can you see the speaker hanging in the middle? Somehow, that makes me sad.
Directly across the street from the church is a fairly new apartment complex and it looks like homes further down the street. Across and to the left are these old buildings...and then many empty lots up and down the street. Old times come and gone.
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